Blaum, Reifers tied in opening round of Louisiana Open

Duo overcomes windy conditions for 65s

10:10 PM,
Mar. 27, 2014

Written by

Dan McDonald

Ryan Blaum and Kyle Reifers were born three days part. The margin between the two was even less Thursday in the opening round of the $550,000 Chitimacha Louisiana Open.

Blaum and Reifers fought through blustery winds to fashion 6-under-par 65 rounds over the 7,004-yard par-71 Le Triomphe course, good enough for a one-stroke lead over a quartet of players at 5-under 66.

The two 30-year-olds played in the morning wave, when the winds were present but without the intermittent showers that struck during the afternoon. Not surprisingly, five of the six top scores came out of that opening wave, ...